The results of the independent Harvard University study of the innovative Horizon scholarshipprogram demonstrate that school choice and education scholarships can be successfully applied tosocio-economically disadvantaged communities on a district-wide basis… Academic scores among Horizonstudents are rising; public school overcrowding is falling; and parental satisfaction among scholarshipstudents is soaring.
Higher Education
Who Teaches the Teachers?
Every state requires public school teachers to be “certified,” and most of that certification runs through a university school of education. New research by TPPF’s Kate Bierly asks a simple question: is that credential actually worth anything? The answer, backed by decades of data, is no. Teacher training used to happen in “normal schools.” The practical, two-year...
July 23, 2026